Base colonies in the western hemisphere, 1940–1967
Auteur :
High, S.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9780230609433
Date de publication :
13 févr. 2009
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book examines the social, economic and political aftermath of the famous Anglo-American 'destroyers-for-bases' deal of 2nd September 1940 that saw fifty obsolete U.S. destroyers exchanged for 'base colonies' in Trinidad, Bermuda, Newfoundland and the Bahamas.